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Esma Cannon

Born: 1905-12-27

From: Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

About: Esma Ellen Charlotte Littman, credited as Esme or Esma Cannon, was a diminutive (4 feet 7 inches) Australian-born character actress and comedian, who moved to Britain in the early 1930s. Although she frequently appeared on television in her latter years, Cannon is best known as a film actress, with a lengthy career in British productions from the 1930s to the 1950s.


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Carry On Regardless
Miss Cooling
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Carry On Cruising
Bridget Madderley
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The Way Ahead
Mrs. Ted Brewer
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Raising the Wind
Mrs. Deevens
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Hide and Seek
Tea Lady
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That's Carry On!
Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)
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Carry On Cabby
Flo Sims
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The Five Pound Man
Lucy
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The Sleeping Tiger
Scrubwoman with ladder
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No Kidding
District Nurse
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Crow Hollow
Aunt Judith Armour
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The Years Between
Effie
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Nurse on Wheels
Mrs. Jones
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Further Up the Creek
Maudie Lovelace
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Trouble Brewing
Maid
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Jassy
Lindy Wicks
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Here Come the Huggetts
Youth Leader
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The Huggetts Abroad
Brown Owl
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What a Carve Up!
Aunt Emily
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Holiday Camp
Elsie Dawson
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Out of the Clouds
Rich Woman's Companion
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On the Beat
Mrs. Timms
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The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
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I'm All Right Jack
Spencer
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Poison Pen
Mrs Warren
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The Spy in Black
Maggie
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I See Ice
Bride
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It's in the Air
Sir Philip's Maid
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Inn for Trouble
Dolly
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Contraband
Erik Skold's Niece
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The Man Behind the Mask
Waitress
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Carry On Constable
Deaf Old Lady
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Doctor in Love
Rafia Woman (uncredited)
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Last Holiday
Miss Fox
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I Met a Murderer
A Hiker
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Asking for Trouble
Ada
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Quiet Wedding
(uncredited)
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In the Doghouse
Mrs. Raikes
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Sailor Beware
Edie Hornett
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Jack the Ripper
Nelly
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Double Confession
Madam Cleo
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Vote for Huggett
(uncredited)
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Expresso Bongo
Nightclub Cleaner
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Guilt Is My Shadow
Peggy
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We Joined the Navy
Consul's Wife
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We Serve
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Three Men in a Boat
Meek Woman (Maze)
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The Large Rope
Screaming Woman
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Noose for a Lady
Miss Ginch
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A Canterbury Tale
Agnes
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Helter Skelter
Autograph Huntress (uncredited)
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Simon and Laura
Laura from Newcastle
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The Fast Lady
Lady on Zebra Crossing
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English Without Tears
Queenie
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Marry Me
Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)
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The Steel Key
Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room
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Fanny by Gaslight
Maid (uncredited)
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A Touch of the Sun
Miss Tickle
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The Flesh and the Fiends
Aggie
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The Young Mr. Pitt
Servant at Lord Auckland's
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Over the Odds
Alice
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Trouble in Store
Café Customer (uncredited)
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What's a Carry On?
Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)
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